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United States President Donald Trump on June 20 threatens to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump underscores that the initial deal to end the war with the Islamic Republic calls for toll-free travel through the vital waterway for 60 days.
“There will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed,” he said.
He added that the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs.”
Trump’s threats came just a few hours after Iran’s central military command announced on June 20 that it has once again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli escalation in Lebanon.
The U.S. president has faced a lot of blowback domestically for how the memorandum of understanding with Iran addresses the issue of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz — a checkpoint for around 20 percent of global oil and liquified natural gas shipments.
While Iran has committed not to charge vessels passing through the waterway during the 60-day negotiation period dedicated by the deal with the U.S., the text of the deal explicitly states that the Islamic Republic “will conduct dialog with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.”
According to that, if a final agreement is reached after the negotiation period, Iran would be free to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, as long as this is done in coordination with Oman and other Persian Gulf states.
Trump’s latest threat may be meant to address the domestic blowback, but it could also be a sign that the U.S. is planning to challenge the terms of the deal with Iran.
This threat came just as negotiations between Iran and the United States on a final comprehensive agreement are expected to begin shortly in Switzerland.
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it is just a 60 day ceasefire
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… i was going to say “to re-arm” but they’ve already done that, so the ceasefire must be for some large covert operation to take place. perhaps it’s laura loomer’s announced false flag at the world cup, or perhaps something else. whatever it will be, it seems something very big is cooking in the kitchen…
there is no ceasefire, there is no agreement. just theater to misinform
just a 60 dasy ceasefire
where ? i can not find a location listed in the mou where this exists
but it is puppet media showtime
trumpstein desperately needs to pay bibi to pump more jizz in americunt anuz—usa=israeli colony
well ya know… he is in the tertiary stages of syphilis that is eating what is left of not only his brain but the rest of him as well!… lmfao
if you can’t beat em, join em. trump wants to carry out iran’s blockade of hormuz himself
of course ! the idiot are jealaus 😂
this is unbelievable.
one minute it’s “we’ll bomb iran to the stone age”, next minute it’s “we won”, next minute it’s “we’re negotiating and close to a deal”, next minute it’s “the strait is open”, next minute it’s “we’re gonna put our own toll on the strait”, next minute it’s …… (what on earth will they come up with next?)
zionist narcissists are mentally unstable. and desperate.
deranged old sexual maniac.
well, as more adolf trump orate similar to his idol, adolf hitler rothschild, as more slavs russia kills. soon, they will start with some other target in europe, or asia, ordered by adolf trump, bill gates and mengele musk. blow “us” from the surface ! fire all sarmat-2 ! probably, they are a bluff. they prefer to kill humanity slowly, instead of be exposed. their little mass murdering “un” will fix everything, by “international law” 😂 they cant spell to multipolar world.
i threaten to remove but plug in many americunt gay bars to derp incel diarrhea
none of this matters, it’s all noise. trump will resume the war asap and bibi will love him again.
in americunt gay bar there is jizz toll on my anuz
how the hell he will do that, implemet it in reality? he’s deranged.
i hope the democrats use this against trump to lose the senate and congress.
https://hawarnews.com/ar/143096
“americans” do not understand how a mirror works. they are more stupid than many apes, and also other animals.
another stroke of genius from trumps handlers
so how is the 3-day smo ‘epstein fury’ – have we won yet, yes no wtf damn